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Grand Magnate
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Sep 21, 2024 at 06:09 PM
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I am having a lot of issues with the competitiveness aspect of EDs even after being recovered for a long time
 I know my weight is normal but sometimes I'll hear or read or see something about someone losing weight and feel like, "OMG, I NEED to start losing weight, I'm so fat, I'm so lazy, I'm eating too much" and WTH, I KNOW I don't need to lose weight/diet/exercise more than so-and-so but there it is.
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Monster on the Hill
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Sep 21, 2024 at 06:55 PM
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I hear ya, sis. IP (psych, not ED) we get weighed once a week and of course everyone shares "I gained x lbs," "I'm jealous, I gained y!" and I'm over in the corner listening and doing everything in my power over that week to have the lowest number.
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Grand Magnate
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Sep 23, 2024 at 07:48 AM
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I completely understand the place you are coming from. That would drive me crazy, weigh-ins in groups and people comparing how much they gained or lost, and you want to be the one who gained the least or lost weight. I still have memories of being in 6th grade gym class, we all got weighed for the yearly physical fitness test. I developed a lot faster than my friends. Everyone was sitting in the girls' dressing room comparing weights, and I had the highest weight among my group of friends, and I was so embarassed and ashamed about my weight
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